英语词汇“the ghost of a chance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. the (also a) ghost of a chance: a very slim possibility; the slightest chance. Frequently in negative construction not the ghost of a chance: no possibility, no chance at all; highly unlikely.

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1827 Bell's Life in London 23 Dec. ‘The march of intellect’ has advanced too far to leave the ‘ghost of a chance’ for their miserable but impudent schemes.

1828 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 19 July 45/2 The sailors were kept constantly at the pumps, although so instantaneous was the rush of water into the hold, that they did little or no good; there seemed in fact, not the ghost of a chance left us; even the mate had ceased whistling.

1884 Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) 13 June 4/3 No able-bodied male patriot would stand a ghost of a chance in the matter of getting an office.

1940 H. G. Wells Babes in Darkling Wood iii. ii. 249 I would go back to Finland or Russia or anywhere if I thought I had the ghost of a chance of finding him again.

2020 Times (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Sport) 3 Just when it seemed that Italy did not have a ghost of a chance of winning the World Cup, Rossi came alive against Brazil.

单词	the ghost of a chance
释义	> as lemmas the (also a) ghost of a chance c. the (also a) ghost of a chance: a very slim possibility; the slightest chance. Frequently in negative construction not the ghost of a chance: no possibility, no chance at all; highly unlikely. ΚΠ 1827 Bell's Life in London 23 Dec. ‘The march of intellect’ has advanced too far to leave the ‘ghost of a chance’ for their miserable but impudent schemes. 1828 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 19 July 45/2 The sailors were kept constantly at the pumps, although so instantaneous was the rush of water into the hold, that they did little or no good; there seemed in fact, not the ghost of a chance left us; even the mate had ceased whistling. 1884 Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) 13 June 4/3 No able-bodied male patriot would stand a ghost of a chance in the matter of getting an office. 1940 H. G. Wells Babes in Darkling Wood iii. ii. 249 I would go back to Finland or Russia or anywhere if I thought I had the ghost of a chance of finding him again. 2020 Times (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Sport) 3 Just when it seemed that Italy did not have a ghost of a chance of winning the World Cup, Rossi came alive against Brazil. extracted from ghostn.adj. < as lemmas
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